Victory on the Potomac
Subtitle: the Goldwater-Nichols Act unifies the Pentagon
By: James R. Locher, III ; foreword by Sam Nunn.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Texas A & M University military history series ;; 79
Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 524
Subjects: United States. -- Legislative history; United States. Dept. of Defense -- Reorganization -- Legislative history; United States -- Armed Forces -- Reorganization -- Legislative history
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [451]-505) and index.
Table of contents: title: The rise of service supremacists; title: Jones breaks ranks; title: The House fires the first shot; title: Texas politics; title: Unfinished business; title: Misfire in the Senate; title: Beirut; title: Scholars and old soldiers; title: Nichols runs Tower's blockade; title: Crowe makes waves; title: Goldwater and Nunn close ranks; title: Weinberger stonewalls; title: Naval gunfire; title: McFarlane outflanks the Pentagon; title: Trench warfare; title: Playing the media card; title: Gathering of eagles; title: Expedition into hostile territory; title: Seizing the high ground; title: Transition to the offensive; title: The Packard Commission reinforces; title: The decisive battle; title: Mopping-up operations; title: The commander in chief approves.